Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-22
GENERAL NEWS.
The Soldiers Home Com
mittee at Work.
PRIZE FIGHT IN NEW JERSEY,
Fishermen DESERVING the New
fOundland Banks and Com
ing to the Pacific.

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatches to the HERALD. I
SAN Francisco, November 2I.-The
Board of Managers for the disabled
volunteer soldiers met to-day for the
purpose of considering site for the
location Of home in California. Of
fers OF sites were received from Hay-
wards, Oakland, National City, Yount-
vile, Petaluma, Mark West Springs,
Santa Rosa, Sonoma and Sacramento.
THE LIST OF SITES
was taken by General Mcmahon, Sec
retary, and the towns were called al
pnabetically.
Thos. Teller, of Haywards, first ON
the list, had ranch of 408 acres for
$50, 900.
DR.. Ray Smith and Recorder Hines
offered 245 acres northeast Of Oak
land, with an abundance Of
water and some excellent
quarries of building stone for $75 900.
The National Land and Town Com
pany, of San Diego, offered to do
nate 100 acres near National City or
800 acres near San Diego.
President Wagmire, Of the Board of
Directors of the State Veterans
Home, offered as donation the pres
ent property of the Home, 900 acres
near Yountivlle, Napa County. He
offered the place as a gift not because
the di, ectors are tired caring for old SOL
diers, but because they are satisfied that
the veterans will be better cared for
by the Government. The only condi-
ton of the transfer would be that the
soldiers should be cared for by the
Congressman Morrow
called attention to the fact that this
offer was presented to Congress before
the $3.50, 900 appropriation was made
and was one thing that induced the
passage of the bill for the establish
ment of a branch home west of the
Rockies.
Petaluma submitted three or four
tracts, one of 500 acres for $25, 900.
F. e. Shearer and Fl. w. Byington,
Of the Santa Rosa Board of Trade,
urged the claims OF Sonoma county.
Thirty-seven thousand five hundred
dollars and $37, 800 were their bids.
Mayor Overton and Mark Melon
ak claimed Santa Rosa as one of the
greatest health resorts in the world.
General Vallejo offered 200 acres
near Sonoma for $125 900.
r. Boyd had rs acres near Aqua
Caliente.
A. Abbott would sell 1000 acres of
land near Sacramento for 5000 per
acre.
Monterey offered 200 acres of the
Government military reservation.
Eight of her citizens named her at
fractions and resources. All that was
necessary was an appropriation by
Congress to grant the managers the
land in the reservation.
The Wuhers place of 140 acres was,
also offered for sale for $25, ,00O.
DIR. Mcpherson represented q COM
mittee of Santa Cruz citizens. Henry
Hight offered three tracts at SIS, ,0O0t
$40 900 and $35, ZOO respectively.
This last tract contained 1900 acres
and was seven miles from the coast.
ADVANTAGES OF THE HOME.
Col. Harris named the advantages
of a town having the Home located
near it. Over 81, 900, 900 is expended
annually at the Homes cared for by
the managers.
NO DECISION MADE. SCI ~
The managers then held an execu-
tive session, but nothing was decided
upon further than that they will
visit the State Home at Yount-
vile tomorrow. 1t is understood that
the land organization of San BernardinO
will offer to donate 400 acres, and give
in addition $3.50, 600 if the home be lo-